If you're looking for the rego fee for a specific plate number, you can also use our fee checker on Rightcar.
Check your rego fee – Rightcar website(external link)
The following tables have the most common licensing (rego) fees. They include the online admin fee and GST.
| Most common motor vehicle types/usage |
3 months |
6 months |
12 months |
|
|
Private passenger vehicle |
Petrol |
$42.57 | $76.44 | $144.22 |
|
Diesel or Electric |
$59.72 | $110.76 | $212.84 | |
|
Light trailer or caravan |
- |
$19.73 | $30.80 | $52.94 |
|
Taxi or rental vehicle |
Petrol |
$70.61 | $129.21 | $246.42 |
|
Diesel or Electric |
$87.75 | $163.53 | $315.04 | |
| Motorcycle | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | ||
| Private passenger | Petrol | 0 - 60cc | $114.78 | $220.94 | $433.21 |
| 61 - 600cc | $119.23 | $229.85 | $451.03 | ||
| 600cc and over | $150.01 | $291.39 | $574.10 | ||
| Electric | - | $118.72 | $228.80 | $448.94 | |
| Moped |
3 months |
6 months |
12 months |
|
|
Private passenger
|
Petrol |
$51.03 | $93.38 | $178.09 |
|
Electric |
$57.17 | $105.70 | $202.73 | |
| Goods van/truck/utility | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | ||
| Private passenger or Other standard goods |
Petrol | 0 - 3500kg GVM | $52.89 | $97.08 | $185.51 |
| 3501 - 6000kg GVM | $96.98 | $185.25 | $361.85 | ||
| Diesel or Electric | 0 - 3500kg GVM | $68.41 | $128.19 | $247.71 | |
| 3501 - 6000kg GVM | $102.05 | $195.40 | $382.13 | ||
| Transport licensed goods | Petrol | 6000 - 12,000kg GVM | $127.00 | $245.32 | $481.97 |
| Diesel or Electric | 6000 - 12,000kg GVM | $132.07 | $255.46 | $502.25 | |
Hybrid vehicles - which fee they pay
Changes to ACC levies for electric vehicles
Changes to ACC levy for all vehicles from 1 July 2025 - ACC website(external link)
Contact us if your vehicle isn't included in these tables.
Motor vehicle licence fees (rego) include:
Paying ACC levies if you own or drive a vehicle(external link)
If your vehicle operates under a transport service licence (TSL) - for example a passenger or goods service licence - you'll also pay a TSL fee.
Which fees you pay will depend on the type of vehicle you have.
|
Petrol hybrid Petrol electric hybrid Plug-in petrol hybrid Electric (petrol extended) |
Same fees as Petrol |
|
Diesel hybrid Diesel electric hybrid Plug-in diesel hybrid Electric (diesel extended) Electric fuel cell hydrogen Electric fuel cell other |
Same fees as Diesel |
Electric vehicles paid a discounted ACC levy rate while the government sought to encourage the uptake of low-emission vehicles. They paid the same ACC levy rate as petrol vehicles, even though petrol vehicles also pay an ACC levy when they buy petrol at the pump.
As electric vehicles now make up over 2% of New Zealand's fleet, the discount ended on 1 July 2025. This means electric vehicles are now levied fairly against the rest of the vehicle fleet.
Paying ACC levies if you own or drive a vehicle - ACC website(external link)
ACC levy change consultation results - ACC website(external link)
|
Motor vehicle licensing (MR1 and MR1B) |
Online | $8.66 |
| At an agent | $11.99 |
Renew your vehicle licence online (rego)(external link)
The Annual licence fee portion of the licence (rego) fee hasn’t increased since 1994, although the ACC and other fee portions of the overall cost have varied over the years.
In May 2024 the Government decided to increase rates to what they would be (more or less) if adjusted for inflation since 1994.
Most of the funding collected from fees goes into the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF). Other amounts go to ACC, an administration fee, and GST.
The Government intends for the same fee increases to happen again in January 2026.
